HELP!!!

I have booked to take the family, rexy our 10 month old staffy included to Spain next week, when we took her to vet today for a check up and to get her passport checked the vets assistant told my wife that Staffys are not allowed into Spain?? Can anyone offer any advice please, I am driving over from Santander down to Southern Spain.  

Check with DEFRA :

08459 33 55 77

Yes, Staffordshire Bull Terriers are on the Dangerous dog List in Spain, please see the link below:

http://blog.spanimal.org/2011/07/18/dangerous-dogs-act-spain-one-persons-experience/

I have spoken to the local vet and she has said that Rexy is fine to come in, if I am living there I need a licence. DEFRA have said there are no entry or exit issues. Thanks for the help!

i wouldn't risk it

Why not?

becasue they are on Dangerous dog List in spain.

As long as I abide by the spanish rules etc I don't forsee a problem. I know 100% that my dog isn't aggressive towards other animals, shes scared of the cat!! The dogs aren't banned so I will take her and see how it goes. My concern was having her taken from me which isnt going happen.

we all different i just wouldn't take the risk it this put me off straight!

website wrote:The dangerous dogs law seems to be a very grey area as each municipality seems to have different rules, or they simply do not have the correct information. Because of this, I will give you my experience of obtaining the licence.

I agree Steve, but having spoken to the vet in the municipality I am staying in she assures me its fine. I work oversees so dont get too much time with her as it is. I am confident that all will be OK.

i hope these no misunderstand becasue i dont know what could happen

"dogs over 20kg must be muzzled" wow seems spain are tight on dog laws

She will be fine. There are so many staffords and breeders in Spain and we are also flying Marquez into Barcelona airport. We had no problems with our Dogo Argentinos either who are much larger than staffords in all the time we lived there (no muzzling ever). Some areas they do say are strict but we never experienced it.

squish1882 wrote:I have spoken to the local vet and she has said that Rexy is fine to come in, if I am living there I need a licence. DEFRA have said there are no entry or exit issues. Thanks for the help!

Never had a licence with any of our 3 Dogo Argentinos and we took our dogs out into public places all the time. Not even the guardia looked twice at the them